Part II - Customer section General import requirements
1 Categories of items that may contain goods subject to customs duty
Please note that some countries do not allow taxable (i.e. dutiable) goods to be contained in certain categories of postal item.
Please specify in which types of postal item your customs administration/designated postal operator permit the inclusion of dutiable and/or taxable goods:
- EMS Yes
- Postal parcels Yes
- Small packets No
- Letters No
- Registered items Yes
- Insured letters
-- Other (please specify)
2 Customs requirements
2.1 Does your customs administration require other additional information on the CN 22 customs declaration for items containing certain goods subject to customs duty?
Yes
2.1.1 If so, please specify: Facturee, Packing - Liste3
2.2 How many copies of the CN 23/CP 72 customs declaration/dispatch note does your administration require:
a) for customs processing purposes? 2
b) for parcel accounting purposes? 4
2.3 At import for postal consignments, does Customs require the lodgement of the goods declaration (national form)?
Yes
2.3.1 If "Yes", please specify in which cases this is necessary (please indicate the value in your national currency which should be clearly stated):
- for consignments for commercial use of a value in excess of: 10 000 FDJ
- for consignments for personal use of a value in excess of: 50 000 FDJ
2.3.2 If the answer to question 2.3 is "Yes", please specify the persons authorized to lodge the goods declaration:
Consignee
-Postal employee
-Customs officer
-Carrier
-2.4 Please specify whether any other documents may be required by your country's customs administration (e.g. commercial invoice, pro forma invoice, provisional export declaration, export licence, etc.) along with any additional information required to support postal entry (e.g. taxation or entry number).
Remember that a commercial invoice is normally required to support customs declaration for an item being sent from a company to another company or an individual.
Facture Commerciale
2.4.1 Please specify whether there are procedures as well as documents to accommodate electronic registration of exports and imports. For example, please specify procedures concerning food imports needing to be registered with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or its equivalent in your country:
Ils doivent être accompagnée des certificats sanitaires dûment signée par les autorités compétentes. 2.5 Which authorities are empowered to issue and authenticate the documents mentioned under 2.4 where
2.6 Are there any countries, territories and dependencies for which customs declarations are not required for import/export purposes?
No
2.6.1 If so, please list these and the agreements to which these arrangements refer:
3 Customs procedures
3.1 Please describe briefly the customs process used for postal items.
If the process varies by type of mail, specify the differences for each:
3.2 What is the role of the designated postal operator in the customs procedure?
- declarant Yes
- carrier
-- checks the consignments to find those admitted without formalities Yes
- opens the consignments Yes
- prepares declarations for consignments subject to duties and taxes Yes
- advances the amount of duties and taxes to Customs
-- only responsible for submitting items to Customs Yes
- other
3.3 How much time is normally needed for Customs clearance of the following categories of item (these categories are defined in the WCO Immediate Release Guidelines?
- documents 0 minutes
- low-value, non-taxable items 0 minutes
- low-value, taxable items 0 minutes
- high-value items 1 minutes
3.4 Please state if there are any exceptions to this (e.g. no/or only partial customs clearance on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, public holidays):
4 Customs admission thresholds 4.1 Duty and tax-free goods
Please state the exemption threshold (if any) in local currency for:
- gifts 15000
- commercial items 1500
- non-commercial goods 0
- other types of imports 0
4.2 Maximum value thresholds for merchandise imported by mail C Please state the admission value thresholds and any conditions (if any) in local currency for:
- goods which require a formal customs entry 2000000
- commercial imports 3000000
5 Customs duties and postal charges
5.1 Briefly describe, in a general way, the nature and range of rates for applicable customs duties and other fees on mail imports (e.g. VAT/GST):
Duty or fee Autres Eléctroniquess, Matériaux Applicable rates 33% 80% / 20%
5.2 What additional charges may be collected for customs treatment or clearance (e.g. processing or clearance fees)? Specify the amount in local currency:
Charges
Frais de déclaration Ouverture d'un compte Provision
Amount in local currency 2500 FDJ
500 FDJ
5.3 Please describe briefly the acceptable method(s) of payment from customers, for customs duties and charges (e.g. cash, cheque, credit card, tax account, etc.):
Customs duties Espèce Charges Espèce
5.4 What is the delivery procedure for items on which customs duty is payable (e.g. pick-up at Customs, delivered to the destination address, collection of duty on delivery, etc)?
La poste envois une notification au client qui vient chercher son bien et s'acquitte par la même occasion les frais de droits de douane à payer.
5.5 Describe any special requirements supporting the return of refused or undeliverable dutiable items, if any: Frais d'expédition par la poste.
5.6 Can the general public and companies access information to ascertain likely duties and taxes for their items on import into your country and delivery information?
Yes
Where/how may it be accessed? e.g. website with searchable database, general online list, telephone helpline, or book.
Ces informations sont stockés aux guichet mais ne concerne que les frais postaux.
Is a charge made for this information? If so, how much (in local currency) and when (e.g. classification of several items)?
No
6 Country-specific prohibited and restricted article
There are various general prohibitions on items sent via international mail, ranging from worldwide
prohibitions (e.g. narcotics), to country-specific prohibitions (subject to that country's import regulations) and postal prohibitions by country (allowable by import laws, but prohibited under postal regulations).
Country-specific prohibitions and restrictions for international postal items are listed in the UPU Postal Export Guide. Please check that your country's entry is up-to-date.
6.1 Does your country have an entry in the current Postal Export Guide?
-If no, are you preparing an entry?
-6.2 In the absence of a comprehensive country entry, please use the space below to provide details of the typical prohibitions and restric-tions in your country (note that this should not include the UPU general prohibitions). This information, which will assist in the correct acceptance of items, should be supported in due course by an entry in the UPU Postal Export Guide.
-(permits, quotas, etc.). Please specify the condition or quota where applicable. Providing the specific name and reference number will be useful.
Items/goods admitted conditionally (e.g. firearms)
Condition or quota (e.g. presentation of permit)
7 Useful public contacts
7.1 Please provide below the full addresses of the officials responsible for postal customs clearance of mail (with telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address), who are able to respond to public inquiries regarding commodities or local customs regulations from postal shippers, the titles of the postal and customs officials in charge, the geographic areas or exporting countries for which they
are the designated customs clearance offices, and any scheduling information which will aid those attempting to make contact. If it is more appropriate to provide a national functional authority, provide that information. Customs official Name : Title : Phone : Address : E-mail : Fax : Other info : Postal official Name : Title : Phone : Address : E-mail : Fax : Other info : Other official Name : Title : Address : Phone : Fax : E-mail : Other info : B. Exports
8 On export, specify the documents which must accompany items containing goods to satisfy the export control or duty/tax refund requirements of the national customs administration:
8.2 Are there procedures in support of national duty/tax refunds (e.g. VAT/GST)? No If so, please provide brief details below:
8.3 Specify those documents which are required to accompany goods on export. Also indicate under what circumstances those documents are mandatory:
9 Is Customs present in your outward offices of exchange to validate customs documents? Yes
10 Does your customs administration support United Nations restrictions to embargo countries? Yes 10.1 Are any articles specifically prohibited for export from your country (other than articles to United Nations
embargo countries)?
No
10.1.1 If yes, specify and indicate the particular circumstances (seasonal prohibitions, CITES, etc.):
10.2 Please give below any other information relevant to the export of goods from your country:
Part III - Operations and customs policy section
11 General operational contact information
11.1 Please indicate, for each of your postal customs clearance centres, the geographic areas or exporting countries for which they are the designated customs clearance offices:
Customs clearance centre
Geographic area/exporting countries
11.2 Please give below the address (with telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the service) and details of the official responsible for customs matters in your postal administration (title, not individual names):
11.3 Please give below the address (with telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the service) and details of the official in charge of postal security in your designates postal operator (title, not individual name):
11.4 Please give below the address and telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the official responsible for postal matters in your country's customs administration (title, not individual name):
11.5 Please give below the address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of any Mail Control Centre operations, including the territorial jurisdiction (as applicable):
Centre de Tri Principale Blvd. de la République 35.. .. .. / Fax: 35 78 78
11.6 Please give below the the address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the official responsible for "other" categories (such as the United States FDA;Australia's AQIS, etc.) that might be involved in postal customs clearance:
12 Postal/Customs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
12.2 If your MOU is a departure from the UPU proposed format, please describe the key tenets within your MOU or provide a separate executive summary:
12.3 Does your MOU (if any) place performance standards (i.e. that items will be processed and released within a certain timeframe) on shipments requiring customs control or inspection?
-12.3.1 If yes, specify (hours, days, affected mail classes, etc.):
13 Postal/Customs relationship
13.1 Identify the nature or structure that best describes the parties involved in the inspection, rating, collection and release of incoming postal shipments by ticking the box(es) that best describe your
process:
a) The designated postal operator has been authorized to carry out customs formalities for goods on behalf of the recipient or sender.
-b) Customs has granted accounting entity status to the designated postal operator. -c) The designated postal operator has the authority to separate taxable from non-taxable shipments at time of
importation.
-d) The designated postal operator is under contract, or required by the customs administration, to provide clerical and material handling support during the inspection process.
No
e) The designated postal operator is authorized to designate postal officials responsible for inspection, rating, classification and release of incoming postal shipments.
No
f) The designated postal operator is authorized to collect duties on behalf of the customs administration. No
14 Agencies responsible for customs clearance of postal items (Resolution C 49/2008)
If mail items have to be presented to a border agency separate from the customs administration, please provide below the necessary information
Names and abbreviations of such agencies as they are defined in the national legislation concerning customs clearance of postal items.
Competencies and scope of authority of the border agencies as defined in the national legislation
Telephone numbers and postal and e-mail addresses of the border agencies
Working hours of the border agencies
Links to the websites of bodies responsible for clearing postal items at the national borders
15 Other useful general information sources
15.1 Please provide details of general information sources regarding the postal and customs administration, e.g. Internet address, embassy official or liaison officer assigned to handle inquiries, etc.
Site Web
16 Import process
16.1 Are the practices provided for in Specific Annex J.2 of the Revised Kyoto Convention generally applied? Yes 16.2 If not, please specify the practices which are not applied:
17 Are the provisions provided for by the WCO Immediate Release Guidelines generally applied? Yes 17.1 If not, please state which ones are not applied:
18 Export process
18.1 Does your designated postal operator provide senders with certification of export documents at the postal counter?
Yes
18.2 Does your designated postal operator present export shipments to Customs? Yes
18.3 Are export shipments subject to detailed accounting? Yes
18.3.1 If yes, is the detailed accounting based on item values? Provide details as applicable:
18.4 Is the designated postal operator able to perform separations on shipments prior to presentation to Customs for export?
Yes
18.5 Are your outward offices of exchange separate from inward offices of exchange? No 18.5.1 If yes, does Customs provide officials to staff both inward and outward offices of exchange? -18.6 Does your MOU (as applicable) place performance standards on export shipments requiring customs
control or inspection?
-18.7 Please provide brief details of any measures which have been put in place to improve compliance with customs declarations CN 22 and CN 23 on both import and export
